Privacy, security, and compliance in Microsoft Teams

Collaborate without compromising privacy and security

Now more than ever, people need to know their virtual conversations are private and secure. At Microsoft, privacy and security are never an afterthought. It’s our commitment to you—not only during this challenging time, but always. Here’s how we’re working to earn your trust every day with Microsoft Teams.

Support for more than 90 regulations and standards

Administrators control what happens with business data. Easily address conflicts of interest, harassment, and legal inquiries with capabilities like information barriers, communication compliance, e-discovery, and legal hold.

Manage it your way

Key security and privacy features in Teams

Meeting options

Decide who from outside your organization can join your meetings directly, and who should wait in the lobby for someone to let them in. PSTN callers will join via lobby. Meeting organizers can also remove participants during the meeting. Learn more

Recording consent

All recordings of meetings are accompanied by a notice that a recording is taking place. The notice also links to the privacy notice for online participants, and the meeting organizer controls which attendees have permission to record. Learn more

Channel moderation and controls

Channel owners can moderate a channel conversation and control who is and isn’t allowed to share content in channel conversations. This helps ensure only appropriate content is viewed by others. Learn more

Multi-Factor Authentication

Require users to provide additional forms of verification to prove their identity, helping protect their accounts from attacks that take advantage of weak or stolen passwords. Learn more

Endpoint Manager

Manage devices and apps and enforce conditional access on any device. Learn more

External access

This provides an authenticated connection to another organization, enabling collaboration between organizations. Learn more

Data loss prevention

Prevent sensitive information from accidentally being shared with others. Learn more

Advanced Threat Protection

Protect users from malicious software hidden in files, including files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Learn more

Information barriers

Control communication between users and groups in Teams to protect business information in cases of conflict of interest or policy. Learn more

Retention policies

Manage content in the organization by deleting or preserving information to meet organizational policies, industry regulations, and legal requirements. Learn more

Data residency

Data in Teams resides in Microsoft’s secure network of data centers to help you meet compliance requirements. Learn more

Settings and policies

Meet organizational requirements with org-wide settings and tailor experiences to your users with policies for teams, messaging, meetings, calling, and more. Learn more

Meeting role designation

A meeting organizer can define roles in a meeting that designate “presenters” and “attendees,” and control which meeting participants are allowed to present content in the meeting. Learn more

Recording access

Access to the recording is limited to people on the call, or those invited to the meeting, unless the meeting organizer authorizes others to access it. Recordings are uploaded to Microsoft Stream and may be shared and downloaded according to permissions enabled by account administrators. Learn more

Communication compliance

This enables organizations to foster a culture of inclusion and safety by identifying and preventing negative behaviors like bullying and harassment. Learn more

Conditional access

Set risk-based policies for access based on user context, device health, location, and more. Learn more

Secure guest access

Allows users to collaborate with individuals outside the organization while still controlling their access to organizational data. Learn more